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[Franklinbell]

Hello Friends!

I have a friend that had a medical emergency and left home without putting food away.  She is fine but she has been gone for a few days.  I went ovet to her house to get it ready for her to come home and discovered she has those little bugs.  I think they are called fruil flies. I am not sure.  I have cleaned her kitchen and discared all of the food.  What do i do to get rid of these pesky bugs.  That will not make for a great welcome home with those things flying around.  Thanks!!

[RedTop]

Pour boiling water down the sink drains, since this is where they hatch from.

[4kitties]

[Franklinbell]

@RedTop Thanks!  

[Franklinbell]

@4kitties Thanks!  Didnt know that there was such a thing.  I look for some tomorrow!

[4kitties]

They are readily available at my Walmart and grocery stores.

[Scooby Doo]

I had those a year ago and just couldn't get rid of them.  Finally I found a few potatoes in a bag in the washroom that I had forgotten about.  That was their food source.  Don't leave any produce out in the open.  They even got into a loaf of bread.  After I locked down all the food they disappeared.

Cheap and easy thing is to fill a small glass with about 2 oz of apple cider vinegar and two drops of dishwashing soap.  Keep it on the kitchen counter and it will attract the flies.  They will get in the glass and drown.

[Pook]

@Franklinbell   I got this on HSN and it will get rid of them.  I tried everything with no luck until I got this.  I put a few paper towes on the table under this and within a few days most gone.   Amazon also has this and similar.

Magic Mesh 2-in-1 Bug Swatter and Zapping Lamp  $26.95

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[Tinkrbl44]

Question for anyone ........  

We've had some problems with fruit fly-type bugs that bite.  NO food out and supercareful about food prep, but we can't figure out where the heck they are coming from!

Does anyone have any experience ... or theories about these biting bugs?  

[RedTop]

@Tinkrbl44 

That sounds like biting gnats or biting midges, which are tiny flies and are attracted to any type of fly trap.